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Precise Orbit Determination of CubeSats

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Authors
Allahvirdizadeh, Amir
Date
2022
Supervisor
Ahmed El-Mowafy
Peter Teunissen
Kan Wang
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD

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Faculty
Science and Engineering
School
School of Earth and Planetary Sciences
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Abstract

CubeSats are faced with some limitations, mainly due to the limited onboard power and the quality of the onboard sensors. These limitations significantly reduce CubeSats' applicability in space missions requiring high orbital accuracy. This thesis first investigates the limitations in the precise orbit determination of CubeSats and next develops algorithms and remedies to reach high orbital and clock accuracies. The outputs would help in increasing CubeSats' applicability in future space missions.